This brought out a fond memory of my family and I watching in awe at a family (male, female, two young birds) of these birds foraging at Grey Lake, Torres del Paine National Park; and I agree with some comments here, while the male is stunning, the female doesn’t stay behind in the primeval-kind of beauty these woodpeckers evoke so much!
Great video Gerrit, What a woodpecker, although males generally always steal the show the female with the hair doo really does take the prize! Lovely and relaxing and great to see a naturalist & photographer at work. Hope you are feeling better now, and best of luck with your next trip. R👍
This was a treat to see this beautiful woodpecker species I will probably never get to see in person. Sorry you got sick but at least a silver lining was that you held out long enough to get this experience in.
What spectacular woodpeckers. I was multi-tasking and had your video running on a 2nd PC, and heard that double-knock and my head whipped around! The still at 10:53 is stunning.
Fantastic to see! Sorry you weren't feeling better, but you sure didn't let it slow you down! Thanks for taking us along and persisting to get some fantastic shots!
Hope you are feeling better, Gerrit. You'll laugh -- I too caught what turned out to be Covid the day after seeing the Magellanic Woodpecker in Patagonia National Park. Rotten flight home before I tested positive. But, priceless memories of the bird, Patagonia and all the places I visited in Argentina with Chip Darmstadt and a hearty crew of fellow Vermonters. Always appreciate your work and dedication. Go Big Red!
Nicely done. There are four Campephilus species here in Brazil, besides many other genres of woodpeckers, like Colaptes, Celeus, Melanerpes and Piculus... come and visit our forests...🎉🎉🎉
Beautiful bird. Great video. Thanks for persevering even though I'm guessing you weren't feeling that well. A question. When you go off trail how do you avoid getting lost in the woods? I have a poor sense of direction and worry about going too far off trail.
Great video and very cool birds you captured! I have been watching your other videos about for example shorebirds, which are birds I also love, but probably not as much as you. I was wondering if you have a list of the top 10 places you recommend for shorebird watching and photographing, based on your experience and opinions.
That’s a tough one! Are we just talking about migration/wintering grounds? Some of my favorite spots outside of the breeding season have been…Gray’s Harbor, WA, Kuskokwim Shoals on the Yukon Delta, Yalu jiang on the Yellow Sea coast in China, the Geum Estuary in South Korea, various beaches in Florida, Nan thar Island in Myanmar….
This brought out a fond memory of my family and I watching in awe at a family (male, female, two young birds) of these birds foraging at Grey Lake, Torres del Paine National Park; and I agree with some comments here, while the male is stunning, the female doesn’t stay behind in the primeval-kind of beauty these woodpeckers evoke so much!
She is a stunner - thanks for watching and subscribing!
Great video Gerrit,
What a woodpecker, although males generally always steal the show the female with the hair doo really does take the prize!
Lovely and relaxing and great to see a naturalist & photographer at work. Hope you are feeling better now, and best of luck with your next trip. R👍
Thank you, Richard. She is a stunner!
This was a treat to see this beautiful woodpecker species I will probably never get to see in person. Sorry you got sick but at least a silver lining was that you held out long enough to get this experience in.
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it!
Spectacular images from a spectacular area! Hope you're feeling better!
Many thanks!
Great vlog again Gerrit! I love woodpeckers.....they have been my target species this spring.
Thanks again, Trond. I’ve been thinking we should get you over here to do some grouse and prairie chicken leks in the spring!
What spectacular woodpeckers. I was multi-tasking and had your video running on a 2nd PC, and heard that double-knock and my head whipped around! The still at 10:53 is stunning.
Yes, the double-knock is an attention grabber! Thanks for the note!
Thanks for sharing your experience!
My pleasure!
Fantastic to see! Sorry you weren't feeling better, but you sure didn't let it slow you down! Thanks for taking us along and persisting to get some fantastic shots!
I slowed down after that :) thank you!
Hope you are feeling better, Gerrit. You'll laugh -- I too caught what turned out to be Covid the day after seeing the Magellanic Woodpecker in Patagonia National Park. Rotten flight home before I tested positive. But, priceless memories of the bird, Patagonia and all the places I visited in Argentina with Chip Darmstadt and a hearty crew of fellow Vermonters. Always appreciate your work and dedication. Go Big Red!
Oh wow! What a coincidence. Not a good place to get sick! Glad your trip was a success despite that. What a beautiful place.
Fun stuff. Hope you've made a full recovery from the Covid.
Thank you. All good!
I always enjoy your videos. Hope you’re feeling better.
I am! Thank you, Jon.
Awesome video, Gerrit. Thanks so much!
Thank you!
Outstanding video. Your presentations are alway interesting and informative.
Thank you very much!
Wonderful video hope you're feeling better.
I am thank you!
Nicely done. There are four Campephilus species here in Brazil, besides many other genres of woodpeckers, like Colaptes, Celeus, Melanerpes and Piculus... come and visit our forests...🎉🎉🎉
You have more of everything in Brazil :) I filmed the Araripe Manakin several years ago in Ceará. You can find that video on my website.
@@GerritVyn That's nice, I'm gonna check it!!
Great footage ! Amazing woodpecker! COVID in 2024 or how old is that video? Hope you have recovered!
Recovered fine thank you and yes it was this year and my first time.
Such a beautiful place to go birding! New subscriber here ✨
It really is! Thanks for the sub
Beautiful bird. Great video. Thanks for persevering even though I'm guessing you weren't feeling that well.
A question. When you go off trail how do you avoid getting lost in the woods? I have a poor sense of direction and worry about going too far off trail.
I just keep an awareness of where I am specially the best I can. In this case I knew if I went down hill I’d end up back on the trail.
Great video and very cool birds you captured! I have been watching your other videos about for example shorebirds, which are birds I also love, but probably not as much as you. I was wondering if you have a list of the top 10 places you recommend for shorebird watching and photographing, based on your experience and opinions.
That’s a tough one! Are we just talking about migration/wintering grounds? Some of my favorite spots outside of the breeding season have been…Gray’s Harbor, WA, Kuskokwim Shoals on the Yukon Delta, Yalu jiang on the Yellow Sea coast in China, the Geum Estuary in South Korea, various beaches in Florida, Nan thar Island in Myanmar….
@@GerritVyn Thank you so much! Doesn’t matter if the locations are breeding grounds or migration/wintering locations.